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Friendship, Jealousy, and Marriage - The Book of 1 Samuel · Bible in a Year with Jack Graham

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  Speaker 1: And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David,
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  Speaker 1: and that Michael, Saul's daughter, loved him. 1 Samuel 18.28
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  Speaker 1: I thank you, God, for divine protection against my haters.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you that, even when people plot and devise schemes
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  Speaker 1: to betray me and hinder your call for my life,
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  Speaker 1: I will be able to dodge their attacks like David
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  Speaker 1: dodged the spears of Saul. if the marker for promotion
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  Speaker 1: gets unfairly pushed farther back for me because of the
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  Speaker 1: favor you've placed on my life, I will praise you
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  Speaker 1: for allowing me to exceed the expectations of my haters,
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  Speaker 1: proving that you are with me indeed. When broken promises
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  Speaker 1: and deceitful measures seem to be before me, I know
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  Speaker 1: you'll surround me with people of valor who will help
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  Speaker 1: accomplish the impossible task devised against me to slow down
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  Speaker 1: and block my blessings. I decree and declare that haters
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  Speaker 1: make room for the greater. And like David, my life
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  Speaker 1: is living proof. In Jesus' name. Amen. Listening to these
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  Speaker 2: Friendship, jealousy, and marriage. In our last story, we witnessed
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  Speaker 2: David's triumph over Goliath. The Lord was mightily upon David
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  Speaker 2: and gave him strength to topple the Philistine giant. The
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  Speaker 2: Israelites raced into battle behind David and defeated the Philistines.
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  Speaker 2: In this story, we learn about David gaining a new
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  Speaker 2: family in the house of Saul. His heart is knitted
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  Speaker 2: closely to Jonathan and Michal. Yet the darkness in Saul's
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  Speaker 2: heart continues to seep into his actions, as inspired by
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  Speaker 2: the book of 1 Samuel.
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  Speaker 3: Hello, I'm Pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the
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  Speaker 3: Bible in a Year podcast. In yesterday's episode, we heard
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  Speaker 3: the very familiar story of David and Goliath. how God
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  Speaker 3: delivered the giant into David's hand and freed Israel from
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  Speaker 3: the fear of the Philistine army. David became a household
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  Speaker 3: name in Israel after that day, and he was welcomed
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  Speaker 3: into Saul's household. Today we'll learn how David's bond of friendship,
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  Speaker 3: even brotherhood, began to strengthen with Saul's family, especially his
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  Speaker 3: son Jonathan. But we will also see how Saul's pride
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  Speaker 3: and rebellious heart continues to grow. It will turn him
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  Speaker 3: against David, So now envy and jealousy clouds his vision.
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  Speaker 3: So let's listen now to today's reading.
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  Speaker 2: David's victory brought him a new family. David served in
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  Speaker 2: the house of Saul, being sent out as a man
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  Speaker 2: of war against all of Israel's enemies. Saul kept David close,
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  Speaker 2: and as a result, David and Jonathan became close friends.
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  Speaker 2: Their brotherhood became a source of strength for David. for
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  Speaker 2: Jonathan was the first of many to truly treat David
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  Speaker 2: like a king. Jonathan recognized the favor of God over
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  Speaker 2: David and gave him his armor, sword, and bow. Unlike
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  Speaker 2: Saul's armor, Jonathan's fit perfectly on David. Together, the two
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  Speaker 2: braved many battles. The two worked in perfect tandem, defeating
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  Speaker 2: their enemies swiftly and with might. The people began to
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  Speaker 2: love David, as well as Saul's servants and armies. They
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  Speaker 2: followed him in a way they never followed Saul. They
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  Speaker 2: trusted his skills, but more importantly, they trusted his heart.
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  Speaker 2: David and Jonathan had been out to war against the Philistines.
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  Speaker 2: David flew over the battlefield, waving his sword through the
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  Speaker 2: ranks of the enemy. David was masterful in battle, like
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  Speaker 2: an artist possessed by God. David painted the battlefield red
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  Speaker 2: with the blood of evil warlords. The enemy feared David,
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  Speaker 2: and the people loved him. As they were coming home
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  Speaker 2: from battle, David returned to a parade of people shouting
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  Speaker 2: his name. The streets were filled with women singing and
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  Speaker 2: dancing with their tambourines. Men shouted for joy and played
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  Speaker 2: their instruments. All the women of the capital sang as one, singing,
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  Speaker 2: David's smile reached his eyes. Saul watched the parade from
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  Speaker 2: his home above the city. In his dimly lit room,
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  Speaker 2: Saul sneered at the sight of David's celebration from his window.
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  Speaker 2: His room filled with the echoing sounds of the women's song,
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  Speaker 2: Saul has killed thousands and David his ten thousands. Saul
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  Speaker 2: paced his room, stirring in his own paranoia. What more
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  Speaker 2: can they give him but my kingdom? Saul thought to himself.
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  Speaker 2: From that day forward, the people's song would not escape
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  Speaker 2: Saul's mind. It tormented him and demented his view of David.
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  Speaker 2: One day... David was playing his harp for Saul. The
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  Speaker 2: beautiful music filled the room like the scent of fresh roses.
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  Speaker 2: Yet all Saul could hear was that one song, David
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  Speaker 2: has killed his ten thousands. The words festered in his subconscious,
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  Speaker 2: sitting on his throne with a spear clenched in his fist.
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  Speaker 2: He watched David play. He hated him. He hated who
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  Speaker 2: he would become. But more than that, Saul hated himself
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  Speaker 2: for losing the favor of God. A strange spirit of
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  Speaker 2: contempt came over Saul. His eyes became blurry with rage
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  Speaker 2: and beads of sweat began to drip from his forehead.
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  Speaker 2: I will pin that boy to the wall, Saul whispered
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  Speaker 2: to himself. In that instant, Saul yelled and hurled the
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  Speaker 2: spear towards David. David's eyes lifted from the harp to
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  Speaker 2: the spear just in time and he ducked away as
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  Speaker 2: it flew over his head. Saul took another spear near
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  Speaker 2: his throne and flung it at David. This time, David
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  Speaker 2: leapt to the right, barely getting scratched by the flying spear.
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  Speaker 2: David ran out from the presence of Saul, and Saul
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  Speaker 2: collapsed to his knees and wept. Though he was still
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  Speaker 2: a young man, Saul was afraid of who David would become.
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  Speaker 2: He knew the Lord's Spirit had come upon David just
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  Speaker 2: as quickly as it left him. Saul could not stand
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  Speaker 2: the sight of David, so he promoted him to commander
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  Speaker 2: of a thousand men. In hopes that David would die
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  Speaker 2: in battle, Saul sent him and his men out frequently.
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  Speaker 2: David led them well and had great success in all
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  Speaker 2: his missions, for God was with him. Just as Joseph
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  Speaker 2: in Egypt, David was excellent in all he put his
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  Speaker 2: hands to. Saul stood in awe of David, and his
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  Speaker 2: jealousy turned into complete fear. As Saul's fear grew, Israel's
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  Speaker 2: love grew. He was their champion. Since David had defeated Goliath,
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  Speaker 2: he was meant to marry Merab, Saul's oldest daughter. The
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  Speaker 2: two were betrothed, and David was overwhelmed with honor that
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  Speaker 2: Saul would allow him to be his son-in-law. Although Saul
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  Speaker 2: once tried to kill David, David still held Saul with
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  Speaker 2: great love and honor. David looked at Saul with the
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  Speaker 2: admiration a son had for his father. The time had
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  Speaker 2: drawn close for David and Merab to get married. But
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  Speaker 2: in a moment of jealousy, Saul gave Merab to be
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  Speaker 2: married to another man, Adriel. Although confused by Saul's actions,
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  Speaker 2: David did not worry too much. For he and Michal,
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  Speaker 2: Saul's younger daughter, had fallen in love shortly after. The
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  Speaker 2: two cared for each other deeply, and Saul was pleased.
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  Speaker 2: Saul thought a wife would be a perfect trap for
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  Speaker 2: David to lose his edge in battle. So he proposed
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  Speaker 2: that the two be married. In those days, only royalty
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  Speaker 2: married royalty. David was the son of a shepherd and
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  Speaker 2: very poor. I cannot afford to marry Saul's daughter, David said.
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  Speaker 2: So Saul came up with his own plan and said,
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  Speaker 2: The price for my daughter is a hundred foreskins from
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  Speaker 2: the Philistine menace. Saul said this, almost certain David would.
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  Speaker 1: Fall in battle.
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  Speaker 2: There would be no way he could defeat one hundred
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  Speaker 2: Philistines on his own. Luckily, David was not alone. Mighty
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  Speaker 2: men of valor bonded themselves to David. They loved him
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  Speaker 2: like Jonathan loved him. and followed him wherever he went. Together,
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  Speaker 2: they slew 100 Philistines. Pleased, David brought them before the king.
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  Speaker 2: Michal and David were married later that month, and the
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  Speaker 2: two of them loved each other deeply. Yet Saul would
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  Speaker 2: continue to plot David's murder. The Philistines would continue to
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  Speaker 2: rise up against Israel. With David at the helm of
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  Speaker 2: the army, no battle was lost. The affection of the
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  Speaker 2: people for David mirrored David's affection for God. David drew
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  Speaker 2: closer to the Lord day by day, leaning on him
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  Speaker 2: for strength. All the while, Saul drew further and further
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  Speaker 2: away from God. He was lost in a well of
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  Speaker 2: self-pity and paranoia, a well that would eventually spill over
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  Speaker 2: and seek to drown David.
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  Speaker 3: David's great victory over the giant established him as a
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  Speaker 3: great warrior. His days of tending sheep were now over
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  Speaker 3: and he was welcomed into the household of the king,
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  Speaker 3: King Saul, not as a harp player, but now as
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  Speaker 3: one of the family. David and Jonathan become close friends.
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  Speaker 3: Their hearts were very much alike, humble and sensitive to
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  Speaker 3: God's leading. Jonathan gave David his armor and unlike Saul's,
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  Speaker 3: which hung heavy and ill-fitting, Jonathan's armor fit perfectly. Together
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  Speaker 3: they fought numerous battles, winning victory after victory for God's people.
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  Speaker 3: David became more and more respected among the Israelites. and
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  Speaker 3: among Saul's servants. But unlike Saul, who enjoyed his fame
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  Speaker 3: way too much and let it go to his head
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  Speaker 3: with pride, David continually focused on doing God's will and
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  Speaker 3: fighting the battles to which he was commanded. The people
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  Speaker 3: began to sing the praises of David. Their songs were
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  Speaker 3: rising in the streets. pitting Saul's victories as small as
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  Speaker 3: compared to this new hero. Saul the king by now
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  Speaker 3: figures that he is a deposed king. He heard the
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  Speaker 3: praise and his heart filled with jealousy and contempt towards David.
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  Speaker 3: He could see the handwriting on the wall, David would
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  Speaker 3: one day overtake him. And his hatred for David began
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  Speaker 3: to steadily grow until one day as David played the
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  Speaker 3: harp in the throne room, Saul took a spear and
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  Speaker 3: hurled it towards David. He missed and then tried again.
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  Speaker 3: David ran away unscathed, and Saul wept. But Saul knew
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  Speaker 3: there was more than one way to get what he wanted.
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  Speaker 3: So he started to send David on more and more missions,
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  Speaker 3: hoping he would die in battle. Saul failed to grasp
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  Speaker 3: the truth that God's purposes could not, would not, be deterred.
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  Speaker 3: 1 Samuel 18 and verse 14 says, And David had
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  Speaker 3: success in all his undertakings, for the Lord was with him.
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  Speaker 3: Only a fool thinks that he can defeat the plans
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  Speaker 3: of God, and Saul was acting like a fool. Of course,
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  Speaker 3: his plans backfired, and God gave David victory after victory,
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  Speaker 3: strengthening his position and his power in the hearts of
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  Speaker 3: the people. Then Saul had promised a reward for the
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  Speaker 3: person who would defeat the giant, and the reward would
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  Speaker 3: be the hand of his daughter in marriage. Rather than
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  Speaker 3: giving David his oldest daughter in marriage, though, he gave
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  Speaker 3: her hand to another, But this didn't bother David. He
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  Speaker 3: was taken up with Saul's youngest daughter, Michael. Saul was
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  Speaker 3: happy to hear this as he saw an opportunity to
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  Speaker 3: once more put David in harm's way because David could
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  Speaker 3: not afford a dowry for Michael. Saul proposed the payment
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  Speaker 3: of 100 Philistine foreskins. That would surely lead to David's death. David, however,
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  Speaker 3: wasn't alone in the fight. Brave men joined him and
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  Speaker 3: he was able to defeat 100 Philistines. David married Saul's daughter,
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  Speaker 3: But Saul continued to plot against David. Yet in all
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  Speaker 3: of this, David continued to show great love and respect
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  Speaker 3: for Saul. He knew of Saul's evil, envious intentions. But
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  Speaker 3: he exemplified loyalty and love even to someone who hated him.
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  Speaker 3: As God continued to give David's victory, the people grew
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  Speaker 3: more and more in love with David. David, however, did
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  Speaker 3: not grow prideful. His heart remained focused on God, and
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  Speaker 3: God blessed him at every turn. Saul grew further and
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  Speaker 3: further away from God in disobedience and darkness. And the
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  Speaker 3: next time we will hear how Saul one more time
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  Speaker 3: tries to take David's life and how the Lord protects
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  Speaker 3: the future king. Lord God, give us the heart of
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  Speaker 3: a man like David, a heart for you. May we
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  Speaker 3: always remain faithful and true. May our humility and our
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  Speaker 3: integrity be always be present in our lives. God, help
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  Speaker 3: us always to give you the glory for every victory
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  Speaker 3: in our lives. In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you for
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